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It's sad someone had to write a book to tell America what Mrs. Muddy and I have known since day one.
However I say good for Myrna Blyth, I applaud her willingness to come out say the obvious as it escapes the general public at large.

Not like they need to do this. Women in general are prone to unhappiness and liberalism anyhow. It has to do with their thought process being emotionally based.

"Women in general are prone to unhappiness and liberalism anyhow. It has to do with their thought process being emotionally based."

Oh? Is that *your* emotions talking or are you just hormonal? :-)

"Women in general are prone to unhappiness and liberalism anyhow. It has to do with their thought process being emotionally based."

Oh? Is that *your* emotions talking or are you just hormonal? :-)

Oh come on you know I'm right. I've seen you, you're skinny as can be, but i guarantee you've more than once asked mudyd if he thought oyu were "fat." Let's be realistic about liberalism too. Statistically speaking, women are more likely to vote democrat than republican.

Sweetie, you know I *have* to give you a hard time. Especially when it wasn't *what* you said but *how* you said it. You sounded as if you were speaking from your *own* experience as being a woman. LOL!

"but i guarantee you've more than once asked mudyd if he thought oyu were "fat."

Well, it's a good thing you didn't bet money on that one 'cause you'd have lost that one. Ok, ok. I really *have* never ask muddy that specifically (because that's just a stupid question comming from a woman is 98lbs and wears a size 1 pants - I mean, of COURSE I'm not fat), BUT to be fair and realistic here, I have stood in front of the mirror at times and have looked at my belly - the one that carried a 6lb 8oz baby the 1st time then to a 7lb 1.6oz the 2nd time - and have told Muddy that, "I really need to tone up better.". But I never use the phrase "loosing weight" I always use the word "tone" because that's exactly what I need to continue doing. Let's face it. If *I* lost *any* weight, I could turn sideways and completely disapear! And that's not healthy - freaky perhapes but not healthy.:-)

The ONLY time I FEEL fat (but know in my common sense that I am NOT) is during a certain monthly "ritual" when my body has taken on a mind of it's own and none of my clothes seem to fit properly without a fight and lots of camouflaging. But pretty much all women go through *that* anyway...But we'll not go there.

"Statistically speaking, women are more likely to vote democrat than republican."

Though I have *not* looked up the statistics for myself I don't doubt you're right. Though that is NOT that way it is with the majority of women *I* know.

Personally, I wouldn't fit in with the "spin sisters" (as if you couldn't guess that). I never buy women's magazines anyhow (and rarely do I buy any magazines for that matter) because with all the airbrushing they do to the women in and on them, (not to mention the boob jobs some/alot of them have) they're NOT being realistic towards the "real" woman anyway. And I don't believe it's a healthy outlook for women to measure themselves by.

As far as these women journalists (Diane Sawyer, Barbara "Wa-Wa" Walters) go, the only time I watch them is when they're talking to a "celebrity" I like. I do however like Oprah (though I don't get to watch her much because of the kids being around) because she has risen above alot of CRAP in her past that could have really crippled some people - men and women alike - for life. And though, she's not perfect (who is) I have a certain amount of respect for her because of the possitive influence she tries to have on people as well as the contributions she makes to different organizations that I believe she herself has helped to develop. Ironically, I have not really read *her* magazine.

hmm feminism and liberalisim go hand in hand- don't they ?

I wonder if People realize how much liberal points of view are thrown in our face everyday- in every form of media and entertainment...it's so scary. I wonder, (as I am not liberal) if the average person realizes that they are reading/listening/watching liberal left wing propaganda or if they just assume that this is the norm and the way they should think... it really does scare me.

And it's appauling to me that so much news is one sided and yet no one complains... And don't tell me it's because most people are liberal- because they aren't- although Lib's want you to think they are the norm- they aren't-

media scares me- and so does America for putting up with it =/

"if they just assume that this is the norm and the way they should think..."

"although Lib's want you to think they are the norm- they aren't-"

Kevin, you hit the nail on the head.
There are sooooo many ways one can approach this subject.

First off, as much as I love this country, alot of us are STILL in need of someone else to do our thinking. Maybe it's not the *major* part of America - but just the ones who scream the loudest, but it's those people who are "lost" and think they need society to show them the way. So when what is thought to be the popular voice (the media) comes out and says, "you need to do this and that...behave this way and that...dress, think, react, adjust, eat, excersise, make love, raise your kids, watch tv, read this book this way and that.". Well, one starts to think that if this is where society is headed then they sure as anything *don't* want to be left behind...that would be considered "old fashiond" and living in the dark ages.

As far as these magizines go, you feed to the sexes what you think appeals *to* the sexes - or more importantly, what's thought to be fashionable and politically correct for the sexes to think.

Look, though I do not subscribe nor buy magazines, I myself (like the majority of us) have found myself in waiting rooms in doctor's offices as well as visiting the house of a relative. you notice a pile of magazines and mostly just out of boredom (sometimes even curiosity) you start looking through one. I don't remember specifically *which* magazines I *have* looked through before but I can say, *some* articles geard towards women can very well be right on target. But they don't (from what I can remember) tell the *full* story. Like:

1) how hard it is to be a working mother and missing quality time with your kids.
This is true, but it's just as hard on the men - to a different degree - missing quality time with the kids as well.
2) how hard it is to be a stay at home mom.
There are men who stay home fulltime too. Some men are the only parent around for their kids...so they have to do "it all" as well as single mothers do.

Of course, there are health issues and saftey issues that *at times* are more geared towards women (and kids for that matter) than with men but I'm not talking about that.

Look, the thing is, as women, we try to pass on the lesson we've learned from the experiances we've had. In order to teach and inspire and encourage each other. BUT the media steps in and takes a specific subject and sends the message to women that someone else is at fault for your not "keeping up with the times" or for you not getting ahead in the buisiness world and so on. Maybe in *some* rare cases that may be true but it's not the rule of thumb.

Perhapes I'll write more on this later but for right now....duty calls.